Necktie holder



May 3 1927.

A. KAUFMANN NECKTIE HOLDER Filed March 23, 1926 Patented May 3, 1927.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ARNO KAUFMANN, OF PFORZI-IEIM, GERMANY.

NECK'LIE HOLDER.

Application filed March 23, 1926, Serial N0. 96,769, and in Gennany March 30, 1925.

This invention relates to a neek-tie holder 1nacle 0f' bent wire ancl designecl t0 enable that neck-ties be tied without being placed arouncl the soft 01. still collar ancl further t0 stillen the .f'1ont pa1t 0f a soft eollar.

The novelty consists in an arrange1nent in Which the encls 0f the bent wire fran1e on which the tie is supported fn1m the locking springs 019 a capsule 01' cletaehable meinbG1 0f a collar sind und are helcl between the front ancl rea1 Walls 0f such capsule- Th1ee enib0dili'1enls ol the invention are shown by Way 0f exa1nple in the aeeon1 panying d1awing in Which 7 Fig. 1 shows in elevation a holder the encls 0f the wire i:'ra1ne, extending both towa1cls the centre 0f a capsule like that 0if a spring bntton, forn1ing at the sa1ne time the springe 0'f said spring-button,

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the spr1ngbutton capsule,

Fig. 3 shows in elevation the lower 1901:- tion 0E the holder the ends 0'f the wire frame, entering fr01n the sicles into the eapsule 0f ehe spring button, f01n1 ab the Same time the holrling springs 0f the spring button.

Fig. 4 is a i'r0nt view 0f the spring buttun capsule.

Fig. 5 is a lan view 01 the capsule 0f the button shown in Fig. 4:.

I*ig. 6 is a central section through the capsule mountecl 011 the cellar stucl.

Fig 7 shows in elevat1on the lower po r tion 01 the holder, separate springs f0r the spring button being arrangecl in the capsule. 1

Fig. 8 is a central section through the enpsnle shown in Fig. 7 monntml 011 the C01- 1a1* stucl.

The Wi1e fra1ne 1 Whieh comprises, f0r instance, a U-shaped transverse arm 2 f0r hohling the necktie in the central posit-ion, is continuecl in downward direction by two parallel anns 3, 3 which extend int0 the eapsule con1posecl 0f a front Wall 4 and of a back Wall 5. In the capsule they f011n the holcling springs 6, 6 and for the Durpose 0f fixation they are bent t0 fit into the edge of the back Wall 5. The front and back Walls 4. and 5 have eaeh ab the centre an opening 7 through which the heacl 8 0f the collar sind is to be insertecl. The openings 7 are h0wever 0E such dimensions that the ahnt- 1nent plate 9 0f the collar stud cannot pass through them. In order t0 provide a good bearing surface f01' the holcling spiings (3, 6 the freut Wall has a little cavity 10. thickness of the capsule can uhus be very little as it is inclepenclent 0f the length 0f the head 8 so that the latter projects also through the freut Wall 4.

Vhilst in the first f0nn 0f constrnction the arnxs 3, 3 enter into the capsule through a connnon hole 11, according t0 the second f011n 0f construction they enter separately throngh the holes 12, 12.

In the third ferne 0f construction the encls 3 0'f the Wires (l0 not serve at the sa1ne time 'as l1olcling springs 6 these springs being bination, a caps'ule, anal a Wi1'e fra1ne 01m which the tie is supportecl, the encls of said bent wire frame forming the loeking springe in said capsule ancl being helcl between the front ancl rea1 Walls 0f saicl capsule.

2. A neek-tie holder comprising in combination, a capsule eomposecl 0f a front Wall ancl 0f a rear Wall, saicl Walls having each an aperture for tl1e passage of the holding head 0f the 0011211 stud so that t-he thickness of the capsulg; is renderecl indepenclent 0n the length of the holding heacl 0f the stud and 1nay be consequently very short, anti a Wi1e fra1ne on which the nie is supportecl, the encls of saicl bent Wire fralne forming the locking springe in saicl capsule and being held between the front Wall ancl 1ear Wall of said capsule.

In teStimony whereof I affix my signature.

ARNO KAUFMANN.

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